APPENDIX. 



235 



Cowa and heifers in milk or in calf 

 Other cattle : 



Two years or more 



One year to two years . . 



Less than one year 



7004 



760 



2397 

 2489 



6709 



864 

 2252 

 2549 



Total cattle 12,650 12,374 



Sheep, all ages 335 332 



Pigs, including sows for breeding . . . 5587 6021 



Exports. 



1887. 1888. 1889. 



Bulls 102 100 92 



Cows and heifers ..... 1395 1639 1629 



Potatoes exported : 



Tons. m 



Hi 50,670 434,907 



1&a 60,527 242,110 



l88 9 52,700 264,153 



1890 54,110 293,681 



1891 66,840 487,642 



l8 92 66,332 376,535 



18 3 57,762 327,366 



I8 94 60,605 462,895 



The areas under potatoes having been for the last two 

 years respectively 7599 and 7007 acres, the export value 

 per acre attained ,27 6s. in 1893, and ;66 is. in 1894. 



As regards greenhouse culture, a friend of mine, who has 

 worked as a gardener in Jersey, has collected for me various 

 information relative to the productivity of culture under glass. 

 Out of it the following may be taken as a perfectly reliable 

 illustration, in addition to those given in the text: 



Mr. B.'s greenhouse has a length of 300 feet and a width 

 of 1 8 feet, which makes 5400 square feet, out of which 900 

 square feet are under the passage in the middle. The cul- 

 tivable area is thus 4500 square feet. There are no brick 

 walls, but brick pillars and boards are used for front walls. 

 Hot water heating is provided, but is only used occasionally, 

 to keep off the frosts in winter the crops being early po- 

 tatoes (which require no heating), followed by tomatoes. 

 The latter are Mr. B.'s speciality. Catch crops of radishes, 

 etc., are taken. The cost of the greenhouse, without the 



